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Retail
From Space Oreos to Garfield La-Z-Boys, Retail Brands Go to...

Retail brands are looking to the silver screen to get shoppers...

1 day ago
B2B Payments
Eved Adds Prepaid Card, App for TV, Film Production Expenses

Eved has added a prepaid Visa card and an accompanying mobile...

2 days ago
Consumer Finance
54% of Gen Z Shoppers Use Pay Later Plans to...

Pay later plans — those arrangements enabling consumers to cover purchases...

2 days ago
Delivery
Walmart Extends InHome Delivery Service to 10 Million More Households

Walmart is now offering an additional 10 million households the opportunity...

2 days ago
artificial intelligence
Anthropic’s Claude Lets Businesses Create AI Helpers From Scratch

Anthropic, the startup behind the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Claude, is...

2 days ago
Retail
User Experience Is Make-or-Break for Resale Platforms

For secondhand goods marketplaces to function, they need to attract sellers,...

2 days ago
Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia on Track to Become Second-Most Valuable Company

Nvidia’s role in the artificial intelligence market could reportedly make it...

2 days ago
Earnings
Gap: Consumers Demand Fashion That Responds to of-the-Moment Trends

Consumers expect fashion retailers to meet their preferences as they evolve,...

2 days ago
Investments
Forward Raises $16 Million to Grow Payment Facilitation Platform

Forward plans to help more software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies add payments as...

2 days ago
Investments
FintechOS Raises $60 Million to Expand Financial Product Management Platform

FintechOS has raised $60 million in a Series B+ investment round...

2 days ago
Artificial Intelligence
This Week in AI: Earnings, Regulation Tightropes, Content Deals and...

This week in artificial intelligence news, tech giants C3.ai, HP and...

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Amazon
Amazon Taps Restaurant Ordering to Drive Daily Engagement With Prime

As Amazon looks to make its Prime membership increasingly indispensable to...

2 days ago
artificial intelligence
France’s AI Industry Growth Spotlighted During VivaTech Conference

France is reportedly positioning itself as a global leader in artificial...

2 days ago
Faster Payments
31% of Restaurant SMBs Using PayPal Have High Profit Margins

Forty percent of the independent mom-and-pop restaurants in the U.S. that...

2 days ago
Cybersecurity
Dissecting the Criminal Mind: Why They Target Company Data

Data is the oil of the 21st century, as you’ve likely...

2 days ago
Digital Banking
Revolut to Expand in Asia-Pacific, Build on Success in Australia

London-based FinTech company Revolut has reportedly set its sights on the...

2 days ago
CFPB
CFPB Sues PHEAA, Alleging Illegal Collections on Student Loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sued student loan servicer...

2 days ago
Artificial Intelligence
Apple to Jumpstart Siri With Advanced AI, Enabling Voice Control...

Apple is gearing up to give its digital assistant, Siri, an...

2 days ago
B2B Payments
Fintech Extends Automated Invoice Processing Capabilities to All B2B Transactions

Financial Information Technologies (Fintech) has expanded its platform’s automated invoice processing...

2 days ago
Economy
Will April’s Dip in Food Prices Give Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers a...

Inflation’s heady pace may have slowed a bit, but one wonders...

2 days ago
ResTech
Restaurants Reintroduce Paper Menus Amid Customer Complaints About QR Codes

In recent years, QR code menus gained popularity among restaurants as...

2 days ago
Social Commerce
TikTok Shop Puts European Plans on Hold, Concentrates on US

TikTok has reportedly decided to put its plans for expanding its...

2 days ago
Consumer Payments
42% of Low-Income, Younger Consumers Use Debit Cards When Grocery...

A wide variety of consumers across income levels and ages are...

2 days ago
artificial intelligence
US Justice Department Intensifies Scrutiny of AI Content Deals

The U.S. Justice Department has intensified its scrutiny of content deals...

2 days ago
Risk Management
Treasury Management Playbook Dials Up New Cash Flow Strategies

At a time of higher interest rates and heightened market volatility,...

2 days ago
Authentication
Embedded Authentication Could Accelerate Digital Payments

As we move fast and furiously into a digitally connected economy,...

2 days ago
Payments Innovation
Bank of America: Collaboration and Innovation Will Drive the Future...

Payments modernization, depending on the financial services company, will be synonymous...

2 days ago
Fintech Investments
FinTech IPO Index Gains 1.2% as MoneyLion and Sezzle Surge

Earnings dragged down several names in the FinTech IPO Index, but...

2 days ago
Innovation
Core Strength: FIs Must Modernize to Meet the FinTech Challenge

Banks are increasingly aware of the competitive threat posed by digital-native...

2 days ago
Retail
Amazon Follows Walmart in Slashing Grocery Prices to Gain Share

As Amazon looks to make a dent in Walmart’s share of...

2 days ago
Banking
Fiserv GM on the Pot of Gold at the End...

As payments shift from traditional and manual workflows to automated, digital...

2 days ago
Retail
Costco Mulls Raising Membership Fee, Add Warehouses Amid Rising Sales

Costco is weighing a raise in its membership fee, and plans...

3 days ago
Retail
‘Department of Nike Archives’ Impacted by Companywide Layoffs

Nike’s layoffs have reportedly impacted employees in the company’s archive that...

3 days ago
Social Commerce
TikTok Denies Report That It’s Developing US-Only Algorithm

TikTok has denied a Reuters report that it is developing a...

3 days ago
Walmart
Walmart+ Week Set for June 17-23, Promises Members-Only Offers

Walmart will hold its members-only event, Walmart+ Week, June 17 to...

3 days ago
Cryptocurrency
Coinbase Diversifies Revenue Sources as Digital Asset Trading Matures

Digital assets have experienced a significant year, with the market moving...

3 days ago
Earnings
Dollar General Earnings Show Changes in Paycheck-to-Paycheck Spend

As a pulse check on the paycheck-to-paycheck consumer, Dollar General’s most...

3 days ago
Cybersecurity
Sen. Ron Wyden Calls for Investigation of UnitedHealth Group Cyberattack

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has called on the...

3 days ago